've got to go. thank you, laura flanders and mike papantonio. thank you. comedy central's stephen colbert starts his own superpac. he celebrated with a campaign finance knock knock joke. that's next. >>> as you may or may not know, the late, great james brown, godfather of soul is a very special man to me. he was like a father to me. you see a picture of he and i 35 years ago in my early 20s. and even though he had been gone for almost five years, the world needs to know that game james brown is still the man. last night on bet's "monique show" bootsy collins and i paid tribute when we debuted a new song, "james brown is still the man." i'm singing, i don't sing. and bootsy is doing the funk. here's a taste from last night. every time we use our art and our music to lift those of us that are down at the bottom, to look towards the top and dream for a better day, i know that's james brown. he's still the man. every time i see a kid -- black, white, asian, latino -- come from nothing and believe they can go somewhere and beat the odds, i know that's james brown. he's still the man. see, i c